G/TBT/N/USA/1082/Add.2  
 
16 March 2022  
(22-2325) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  16 March 2022 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Make Inoperative Exemptions; Vehicle Modifications To Accommodate People With Disabilities, 
Roof Crush Resistance  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 15 March 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 15 March 2022  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.go vinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-15/html/2022 -05293.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-03-15/pdf/2022 -05293.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/final_measure/22_2253_00_
e.pdf 
Petitions for reconsideration of this final rule must be received by 29 April 2022.  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:  
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  Make Inoperative Exemptions; Vehicle Modifications To Accommodate  People With 
Disabilities; Modifications by Rental Car Companies  
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),  Department of Transportation 
(DOT)  
ACTION: Final rule  
SUMMARY : This final rule amends NHTSA's regulations regarding  exemptions to the make 
inoperative prohibition to accommodate  disabilities to include new exemptions relating to the Federal 
motor  vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) for roof crush resistance, rear  visibility, and air bags. The 
 
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  air bag provision permits rental car  companies to make inoperative a knee bolster air bag, on a 
temporary  basis, to permit the temporary installation of hand controls to  accommodate persons with 
physical disabilities seeking to ren t the vehicle. We have drafted this rule to facilitate the mobility 
of drivers and passengers with physical disabilities in a manner that  balances safety and 
accessibility. This rulemaking responds to a  petition for rulemaking from the National Mobility 
Equipment Dealers  Association and from Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc., and to an  inquiry from 
Enterprise Holdings Co.  
DATES: This rule is effective 15 March 2022.  
Petitions for Reconsideration: Petitions for reconsideration of  this final rule must be re ceived by 29 
April 2022.   WTO Members and their stakeholders interested in submitting petitions for 
reconsideration of this final rule are asked to submit to the USA TBT Enquiry Point by or before 4pm 
Eastern Time  on 29 April 2022. Petitions for reconsideration of this final rule rec eived by the USA 
TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders by or before 29 April 2022 will be 
shared with the regulator by e -mail and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov.  
This final rule and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1082  are identified by 
Docket Number NHTSA -2016-0031. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov 
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NHTSA -2016-0031/document  and provides access to 
primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible 
from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.   
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